Ice-cream spoon.



R. NIELSEN.

1013 CREAM SPOON. I APPLIOATION FILED AUG.19, 1907. RENEWED SEPT. 11 1999. 1,132,871, 4 Patented Mar. 23, 1915.

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I In uveutoz R. NIELSEN. ICE CREAM SPOON. APPLICATION FILED AUG. 19. 190% RENEWED SEPT. 11, 1909.

1,132,871. Patented Mar. 23, 1915.

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NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, A CORPORATION 'OF NEW JERSEY.

ICE-CREAM SPOON.

. "Specification of Letters Patent. Patented M 23 1915 Application filed August 19, 1907, Serial No. 389,289. Renewed September 11, 1909. Serial No. 617,288.

To all cuhom it may concern: V

Be it known that I, Erasmus NIELSEN, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Troy, in the county of Rensselaer and State tion.

This invention relates to improvements in The prime 0b ect of the invention is to provide a spoon structure which may be readily taken to pieces for cleaning, to avoid particles of cream gathering and eventually becoming sour. V 7

According to my invention, I provide a' spring adapted to be attached and detached,

.holding the ordinary finger piece to the handle, which in turn holds the scraper and its cooperating parts in assembled position.

Other objects and advantages will be hereinafter referred to and particularly pointed -;out in the claims.

In-the drawings Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved spoon. Fig. 2 is a bottom'plan view of the same. ,Fig. 3 is a vertical central section. Fig; 4 is a view similar to Fig. '3, but showing the scraper being removed..- Fig. 5 is an inverted perspective view,the retaining springbeing re- I leased, to permit of the parts being separated. Fig. Bis a detail cross section on the line 66, Fig; 4. I

' '1, indicates a-handle, having at one end a bowl 2. An elongated restricted bearing 3,

is formed at the pinction of the handle and boWL andin'iline with it in the-bowl is a second bearing 4. The bearing 3, is a very scraper -from the bowl.

with the bearingis a" slot 5, somewhat nar-. rower 'than the bearing proper, as clearly 8, fits in the bearing 3.

essential feature of my present invention, as

it enables me to conveniently remove the Communicating shown in Fig. 6, whereby the spindle of the scraper is retainedjn the bearing.

Supported in the bearings 3, and-4,1s a

scraper 6, having trunnions 7 and shaft orspindle 8. The scraper fits snugly within the bowl and is adapted to be partially revolved therein to remove the cream, as will be' readily understood. The trunnion 7, engages bearing 4:, while the spindle or shaft On the free end of trunnion 8, is a'gear wheel 9,'which by reason of the oifset 10,111 the handle is under the latter.

I A finger piece 11, is pivoted on apost 12, extending from the handle, and it isgpromemos NIELSEN, or 'rnoY', NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO THE GiLonius'r'conirANY; or;

vided at one end with a finger grip and at its opposite end with a ser es of=teeth 13 the row of teeth is a stop 14, 'tdliliiit the movement of the finger piece in one direction. One end ofLa spring 15, is slipped over a pin 16, extending from the finger piece,

and is then coiled around a boss 17, alsoonthefinger piece, and the free end is bent to form a hook 18, to slip over one edge ofthe 4,

-handle ,to lock the parts inp'os'itio n. When assembled, the hooked 'end 18, of the spring,

is forced over one edge of the handle' which placesis'aid spring under tension,'and"therearrow a, Fig. 2, and brings the-sto against the pinion. By pressin the ger grip toward the handle, the spring is compressed and the scraper ismoved -in the usual manner in the bowl, and when released assumes normal position as shown in Fig. 1.

-When it is desired to take the spoon to.

.by throws the finger piece in direction of 14,

pieces to-clean it, the hooked end 18, of the spring is forced out of engagement withthe handle, and thence downwardly therefrom,

when it will immediately assume anormal or inactive position, and maybe readily withdrawn from the boss 17, and pin 16, re-

spectively, and the finger pieceturned out of engagement with the pinion.

through the slot 5, as shown in full lines'in j Fig. 4:. The parts being now separated they may be conveniently cleaned, and again put The pinion i being 'now freethe scraper is turned up-' in place by reversing the movement just.

described, and placing the spring under-tension by slipping the hook 18, over the handle. As illustrated in Fig.3, a portion-of the path of the finger lever 11 so that when the device is assembled the movement of thelever during the working stroke will be limited. The spring performs a dual func-- tion, to wit: holds the parts together,-and

serves as a means for operating the scraper I in one direction. When the finger piece 13 a I o i r wh ch engage the pinion 9. At one end oi ,thes'pringadjacent hook portion 18 lies-in turned in one direction by the operator, the spring returns it to normal position.

What I claim is:

1. An ice cream spoon comprising a handle and a bowl, a slot being formed between said handle and bowl, a scraper having a pinion, said scraper being of such width as will pass through the slot, a finger piece hav ing teeth which engage the pinion, and a spring for locking the finger piece and scraper to the bowl and also serving to operate said scraper in one direction.

2. An ice cream spoon comprising a bowl formed with a bearing, a handle formed with a bearing and a slot communicating therewith, a scraper having trunnions mounted in the bearings and having a pinion, a finger piece having teeth which engage the pinion, means for mounting the finger piece on the handle, and a spring engaging the finger piece and handle for holding the parts together and also serving to move the scraper 1n one direction, the scraper be ing withdrawn from the bowl through the slot when said spring is released.

' 3. An ice cream spoon comprising a handle and a bowl, a slot formed between said handle and bowl, a scraper having a pinion, said scraper being of such width as will pass through the slot, a finger piece having teeth which engage the pinion, and a spring for operating the scraper in one direction.

4. An ice cream spoon comprising a bowl, a scraper having a pinion, a handle, a finger piece pivoted to the handle and having teeth which mesh with the pinion, a spring which locks'the scraper and the finger piece to the bowl and the handle and also serves to move the scraper in one direction, and a slot the passage of the scraper when the tension of the spring is released.

- .5. An ice cream spoon comprising a bowl 1 and a handle formed with bearings, aslot operating the scraper, the bowl having an,

opening through which the scraper may be removed. I a

7. An ice cream spoon comprising a bowl and handle, the bowl having two bearingsin line with the handle, one of which isopen at the top, a scraper operating in the bowl and having a trunnion andspindle, the trunnion formed between the handle and the bowl for and spindle operating in the bearings, the open bearing being formed to prevent the spindle moving upwardly when the scraper is in normal position in the bowl, said bearing being located to permit movement of the trunnion in direction of the handle to disengage it from its bearing, whereby the scraper may be removed from the bowl, and means for operating the scraper.

8. An ice cream spoon comprising a bowl, a removable scraper, a handle, a bearing, means for operating the scraper, said bearing being provided with means for preventing the removal of the scraper when in a normal position in the bowl, but permitting of removal of the scraper through said bearing when said scraper is in an abnormal position. v 9. An ice cream dipper comprising a bowl, a removable scraper, means including an extension on the scraper and an opening formed with a reduced passage for holding the scraper in a normal operative position in the receptacle, the opening and passage permitting of the removal of the scraper from the bowl only when saidscraper is turned from a normal operative position, and means for operating the scraper.

10. An ice cream spoon comprising a bowl, a scraper, means for operatingthe scraper, including a spring which acts to lock the scraper and the finger piece to the bowl and the handle and also serves to move the tion of a bowl, a handle on the bowl, a rescraper in one direction, and a slot formed movable scraper working in the bowl, a

spindle for the scraper, a restricted bearing for the spindle, said scraper being formed to pass through the restricted hearing when removing. it from the bowl, and means for operating thespindle.

12. In an ice cream disher, the combination of a bowl, a handle on the bowl, a removable scraper working in the bowl, a spindle for the scraper, a trunnion on the scraper, bearings for the trunnion and the spindle, one of said bearings having a restricted portion, said scraper and trunnion being formed to pass through the restricted bearing when removing the scraper from Elie bowl, and means for operating the spin- 13. In an'ice cream disher, the combine tion of a bowl, a handle on the bowl, a removable scraper working in the bowl, a spindle for the scraper,-a restricted bearing for the spindle, said scraper being formed to pass through the restricted bearing when removing it from the bowl, a pinion removable with and mounted on the spindle, and

a lever for rotating the pinion.

14. Inan ice cream disher, the combination of a bowl, a handle on the bowl, a scraper rotatable in the bowl, a spindle on the scraper and an open bearing for the spindle, said bearing having a fixed part to hold the spindle against transverse move rotatable in the bowl and provided with a trunnion, a spindle on the scraper, a bearing in the bowl for the trunnion, and an open bearing for the spindle having a fixed part to hold the spindle against transverse movement, the opening in the bearing permitting longitudinal movement of the spindle and scraper in the i'lirection of the handle to withdraw the trunnion'from itsbearing in the bowl when the scraper is in on certain position.

16. In an ice cream I disher, the combination of a bowl, a handle on the bowl, a removable scraper, a spindle on the scraper, and an open bearing for the spindle formed to hold the spindle against transverse movement, the spindle and scraper being removable, the opening in the bearing permitting the scraper to pass therethrough so that the spindle and scraper may be moved longitudinally in removing the scraper and spindle.

17. In an ice cream spoon, the combination of a bowl and a handle, an undercut open bearing, a scraper and ashaft, the one being of less width than the other, said scraper operating in the bowl and the shaft operating in the bearing, said open bearing permitting of the removal of the shaft and scraper, and means to control the rotation of the shaft and scraper.

18, An ice cream spoon comprising a bowl and handle, a scraper in'the bowl, a pinion rotatable with the scraper, a finger piece having teeth whichengage with the pinion to rotate the scraper, a spring for operating the scraper in one direction and serving to hold the finger piece on the handlel 19. An ice cream spoon comprising a handle and a bowl, a bearing formed between said handle and bowl, a scraper hav ng a pinion, said scraper being of such width as to be removable in part through the bear- .ing, a finger piece having teeth which enmovable in part through the bearing, and

means for operating the scraper.

21. An ice cream disher comprising a bowl formed with two alined bearings, a

means and while the lever remains in scraper operating in the bowl, said scraper having atrunnion and a spindle which operate 1n the alined bearings, teeth on the spindle, a pivoted finger piece carrying teeth which engage with the teeth on the spindle, means for normally holding the teeth in mesh to swing the scraper across the bowl, said means being manually operable to permit disengagement of the teeth whereby the scraper may be manually rotated to a position out of'the bowl, while the trunnion and spindle remain in the bearings to permit cleaning of the bowl.

22. An ice cream disher comprising a bowl formed with two. alined bearings, a scraper operating in the bowl, said scraper having a trunnion and a spindlewhich operate in the alined bearings, teeth on the spindle, a pivoted finger piece carrying teeth which engage with the teeth on the spindle, means for normally holding the teeth on the spindle in operative relation with the finger piece, said means being manually operable to permit disengagement of the scraper from operable relation with the finger piece whereby the scraper may be manually rotated to a position out of the bowl, while the trunnion and spindle remain in the hearings to permit cleaning of the bowl. a

23. An ice cream disher comprising a bowl, an open sided bearing, a scraper movable within the bowl, a spindle extending from the scraper and journaled in the bearmg, means for operating the scraper, and detachable means for permitting of the disconnection of the operating means from the scraper, whereby the scraper maybe positioned opposite the open side of the bearing to be in part removable therethrou'gh and the spindle moved longitudinally out of the bearing.

24. In an icecream disher, the-,combination of a bowl, a handle on the bowl, a

ed to the handle, means having fixed rel lation to the bowl and precluding removal of the scraper from the bowl during the normal working stroke of the scraper and permitting-withdrawal of the scraper from the bowl when the scraper is rotated to a certain abnormal position relatively to said-:-

nected relation to the handle.

25; In an ice cream disher, the combina- COII- 129 tion of a bowl, a handle on the bowl, a scraper rotatable in and removable'from' the bowl, a lever for rotating the'scraper, a

spindle fixed to the scraper, and means through which the spindle extends having fixed relation to the bowl and precludingremoval of the scraper from the bowl 'during the normal working stroke of the scraper and permitting withdrawal of the scraper from the bowl when the scraper is rotated to a certain abnormal position and while the lever remains in connected relation to the-frame, the spindle being movable lont gitudinally through said means when the scraper is in said abnornial'position.

26. In an ice cream disher, the combination of a bowl, a scraper rotatable in and removable from the bowl, said bowl being it provided with fixed means preventing removal of the scraper during its normalv working stroke and permitting removal of the scraper from the bowl when it is rotated to a certain abnormal position rela- 1 tively to said fixed means, and mechanism for rotating the scraper. 1

27.111 an ice cream disher, thecombination of a bowl, a scraper rotatable in and removable from the bowl, a spindle fixed to tion of a bowl, a scraper rotatable in and removable from the bowl, and mechanism for rotating. the scraper, said bowl being provided with a portion having a restricted passage which precludes displacement of the scraper from the bowl v except when the scraper is rotated to one po'sitlon relatively to said passage;

29. In an ice cream disher, the combination of a bowl, a scraper rotatable in and re- ..i,asa,evi

movable from the bowl, .a spindle on the scraper, and mechanism for rotating the scraper, said bowl being provided with a portion through which said spindle extends, having a restricted passage which precludes withdrawal of the scraper except when the scraper is rotated to one position relatively to said passage, said spindle being movable longitudinally when the scraper 1s in said position.

30. In an ice cream disher, the combination of a bowl, a scraper rotatable in and removable from the bowl, a spindle attached to the scraper, means having fixed relation to the bowl for causing the spindle to be held against longitudinal movement during a normal working stroke of the scraper, said means permitting withdrawal of the scraper from the bowl and longitudinal movementof the spindle with the scraper at one point of the rotation of the scraper, and a iever for rotating the spindle.

31. In an ice cream disher,-the combination of a bowl, a scraper rotatable in and removable from the bowl, a spindle attached to the scraper, means through which the spindle extends having fixed relation to the bowl. and in which the spindle is held against longitudinal movement during. a

normal working stroke of the scraper and which is formed to permit longitudinal movement of the spindle through said means at one point of the rotation of the scraper,

and a lever for rotatin the spindle.

In testimony whereo I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

' RASMUS NIELSEN.

' Witnesses:

L. H. Grmas, RAsMUs J. ScHo'rT. 

